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How to change max players on a Minecraft server

Set max-players=50 in server.properties and restart the server. Up to 50 players can then be online at once.

max-players

Sets the maximum number of players who can be online at once.

max-players=<value>

Examples

max-players=20

Default.

max-players=50

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Arguments

valueRequired
The value to write after the equals sign.

What it does

Once this many players are online, new players are refused with "server is full".

Good to know

  • Changes take effect after a server restart.
  • An op entry in ops.json with bypassesPlayerLimit set to true can join a full server.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

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